Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
November 7, 2023
Via: ASD NewsTechnicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
November 6, 2023
Via: ASD NewsGKN Aerospace and GE have deepened their long-term partnership on a series of industry-leading engines including the GEnx programme, the fastest-selling high-thrust engine. The new agreement focuses on three key areas: new technology insertion, fan case production and assembly, and […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
October 30, 2023
Via: ASD NewsRocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to resume Electron launches from Launch Complex 1. The authorization comes after Rocket Lab experienced […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
October 26, 2023
Via: ASD NewsAerCap Holdings N.V. today announced that it has reached agreement with Turkish Airlines for the lease of three new Boeing 787-9 aircraft and 25 new MAX-8 aircraft, and lease extensions for six used Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The new aircraft are […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
October 24, 2023
Via: ASD NewsAirbus Helicopters has opened a new 3D printing centre at its Donauwörth site, significantly expanding its in-house capacity for this innovative process. Airbus Helicopters now operates three machines for components made of titanium, four for plastic parts and, as a […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas, News
October 23, 2023
Via: Business Facilities MagazineAirbus recently broke ground on the third Family Final Assembly Line (FAL) for its Mobile, Alabama growth project that will bring 1,000 jobs to the area. It’s the latest move in a project that Governor Kay Ivey said represents a […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
October 19, 2023
Via: ASD NewsRocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that the two spacecraft the Company is building for NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission have entered the system integration phase […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
October 17, 2023
Via: Manufacturing TomorrowEssentium®, Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, has joined forces with KVG®, an internationally recognized mission support provider, to provide Ukraine with 3D printing solutions, training, and manufacturing tools. These 3D printing capabilities enable rapid, on-demand […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
October 13, 2023
Via: ASD Newsthyssenkrupp Aerospace and The Boeing Company have signed a contract extension, continuing their partnership that has stood since 1998. Based on the agreement, thyssenkrupp Aerospace, part of thyssenkrupp Materials Services, the largest materials distributor and service provider in the western […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
September 26, 2023
Via: ASD NewsJoby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has delivered its first aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base approximately six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date. […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
September 20, 2023
Via: ASD NewsBoeing is forecasting that China will need 8,560 new commercial airplanes through 2042, driven by economic growth well above the global average and increasing demand for domestic air travel. China’s commercial airliner fleet will more than double to nearly 9,600 […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
September 18, 2023
Via: ASD NewsOverland Airways of Nigeria has received the first of three new E175 E-Jets. The aircraft was delivered to the airline last week. The twenty-year old West African carrier, an affiliate of the Landover Aviation Services Company, also holds options for […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
September 8, 2023
Via: Electronics WeeklyIts Nova-C lander (pictured) – chosen by Nasa to deliver small commercial payloads to the lunar surface in the upcoming IM-1 mission – will return the United States to the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
August 25, 2023
Via: ASD NewsThe U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), a $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K® helicopters – the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission aircraft. “This contract award for 35 CH-53K helicopters […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
August 24, 2023
Via: ASD NewsBoeing and the Qantas Group announced today the carrier has selected the 787 Dreamliner family to modernize its widebody fleet with an order for four 787-9 and eight 787-10 airplanes. With enhanced fuel efficiency and environmental performance, the 787 Dreamliner […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
August 10, 2023
Via: ASD NewsPeraton was awarded a competitive subcontract to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a total contract value of the $513.5 million. The company has a history with DSN dating back to 2004 – including helping the James Web Space Telescope communicate […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 24, 2023
Via: Business Facilities MagazineLast week, Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 9,000-square-foot addition provides space for the site to house several new state-of-the-art 3D metal […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 17, 2023
Via: ASD NewsRocket Lab USA, Inc., a leading launch and space systems company, is preparing to launch a mix of satellites for NASA and commercial satellite constellation operators in the coming days. The mission, named Baby Come Back, is scheduled for lift-off […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 14, 2023
Via: ASD NewsDronamics, the world’s first cargo drone airline with a license to operate in Europe, announced today it has been officially assigned both IATA and ICAO designator codes. Dronamics is the first cargo drone airline to secure these codes, granting it […]
Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas
July 11, 2023
Via: ASD NewsAirbus has inaugurated its new A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse during a ceremony attended by French Minister of Economy & Finance Bruno Le Maire, French Transport Minister Clément Beaune, Minister of State for Industry Roland Lescure, and […]